went to jump friensa car he touched the wrong terminal and made sparks now my hid low beams are acting up the driver side doesnt turn on sometimes and if i turn it on and off a few times it lights up if it does light up and i switch it off and on a few imes it will go out one time they both didnt turn on i have the official acura electrical and repair manual cant figure out my problem fuses are not poped i checked te ground behind the washer bucket cleaned the metel and bolted it back up i am very confused and electrical is not my thing really any advice would be appreiciated

 

i was thinkini would get some help by now what if it happend to u where would u start

 

Are your HIDs connected through the stock plugs or are you using a relay connection of some sort directly to the battery? Just from what you have said so far I would guess your ballasts are going out/damaged by the jump attempt on your friends car or the wiring is damaged somewhere. It also may be your headlight switch behind the steering wheel. Unfortunately I am not sure of the first step to test the theory. Do you have a spare HID kit or someone elses you can test on your car?

 

i did not use the relays i was told to but put them in without to see if they worked and they did. so i never got to it ive had these in my car for over a year with no problems some times it works fine sometimes the driver is out the funny thing is once they are on and working they do not cut out this is why im puzzled would a voltage drop below 14v only power one and me turning it off and on a few times draw more untill the other cuts out the pass only goes ut after im trying to get the driver side to go on by flicking the light on and off

 

also i swapped ballast with a known good one it still did it i installed my yellow 3k bulbs in still did it

 

it could be the relay or the plug itself, have you check the fuses for the headlights? you might have short circuit it.

 

If you changed the ballast and it still does it then your wires might have worn down from the initial amount of power needed each time to "ignite" the ballasts. I read about that in some article on HIDs in a non-HID stock car. The easiest way to fix this would probably be to buy a relay kit or make your own. The amount of power needed to trigger the relay should be no issue for the wires in which ever condition they are in now. Also, this is recommended from beginning, regardless.

A site I have shopped with previously is ddmtuning.com but I do urge you to do some shopping around and research for yourself in the case you find something better and/or cheaper.

Only other solution I can think is test the wires between the headlight connectors, the fuse panel, the headlight switch, etc. The correct voltage may no longer be being provided.

 

can someone explain exactly how wthe relay is wired and works i have the just dont know how to install them